Article ID: 262462
Article Last Modified on 3/14/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server 7.01
This article was previously published under Q262462
BUG #: 57554 (SQLBUG_70)
SYMPTOMS
When all of the following conditions are met, unexpected error messages may occur:
- The OLE DB Provider for Microsoft SQL Server (Sqloledb.dll) is used.
- Two or more parameters of different datatypes are used.
- The statement is prepared.
- The statement contains one or more UNION operators
Depending on the exact circumstances the error messages vary widely but may look similar to the following:
WORKAROUND
You can use either of the two following workarounds to avoid this problem:
- Set the Prepared property of the Microsoft ActiveX Data Object (ADO) Command object to false.
- Use the OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers and the ODBC Driver for Microsoft SQL Server.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SQL Server 7.0. This problem has been corrected in U.S. Service Pack 3 for Microsoft SQL Server 7.0. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
274799 INF: How to Obtain Service Pack 3 for Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 and Microsoft Data Engine (MSDE) 1.0
For more information, contact your primary support provider.
Additional query words: Conversion FMTONLY sp_prepare sp_execute
Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbqfe KB262462
